S. Korea, US, Japan conduct ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii

A special prosecution team has requested a warrant to arrest an Air Force officer who allegedly leaked information about a probe into the suicide of a servicewoman and defamed the deceased victim, authorities said Monday. The public affairs officer is accused of leaking information about the probe into the suicide a female Air Force servicewoman and fabricating the cause of her death, according to the prosecutors. The Seoul Central District Court will decide on his arrest warrant after a he

Full-scale operation of THAAD battery, trilateral security cooperation will be key agenda topics for KIDD

Jung Kwang-sun, first project leader, explains how S. Korea developed KF-21 aircraft from scratch

Defense chief says Pyongyang moves to lay ground for provocations in the run-up to large-scale combined military exercise

South Korea has identified the remains of a South Korean soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after their excavation from a battle site more than a decade ago, the defense ministry said Thursday. The ministry's excavation team and personnel from the Army's 27th Infantry Division found the remains of Pfc. Yoon Eui-saeng in Hwacheon, 88 kilometers northeast of Seoul, in May 2010. The remains were identified as his thanks to a DNA sample his younger brother had registered with the

South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup instructed his ministry and affiliated agencies Wednesday to prioritize investing in building a key deterrence system, his office said, as Seoul seeks to bolster defense amid evolving North Korean security threats. Lee gave the instruction during a session of the ministry's task force charged with developing the Defense Reform 4.0 initiative aimed at nurturing a sturdier military based on cutting-edge technologies, like artificial intelligenc

A South Korean Navy sailor has been standing trial on charges of praising the North Korean political system and possessing materials "benefiting the enemy," Navy officials said Monday. Last month, the Navy's prosecution indicted the service member at the Second Fleet on charges of posting online video clips and writings propagandizing the North, and possessing related materials, in an apparent breach of the National Security Act. "The Navy plans to sternly deal with the case

About 150 South Korean Army commandoes will leave for the United States later this month for joint training with the US Army at the National Training Center (NTC) in California, officials said Sunday. The special forces troops from a front-line Army corps will conduct joint exercises at the Fort Irwin training center for about a month as part of an annual training program the two countries have carried out since 2020 to establish a firm readiness posture. It was the second time this year the two

The South Korean and Australian defense chiefs agreed to enhance defense cooperation in a wide range of areas, including the arms industry and military exercises. The two leaders also noted the significance of defense partnerships between like-minded countries in maintaining regional stability. South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles met Thursday in Canberra, Australia, and discussed a wide range of security issues, So

CAIRO/SEOUL -- A group of the South Korean Air Force's T-50B jets streaked over Egyptian pyramids during an air show earlier this week, in the first such performance by a foreign military around the African nation's ancient structures. The South's Black Eagles aerobatic team staged the joint flyby with the Egyptian Air Force's Silver Stars team during the Pyramids Air Show 2022 in Giza on Wednesday (Cairo time), according to a pool report. To support South Korea's bid to

Two defense chiefs will discuss ways to conduct military exercises ‘more effectively’

Military Manpower Administration commissioner considers ‘alternative service’ for BTS

Seoul will take cautious, case-by-case approach to gradually expand trilateral military drills

South Korea's Navy chief is set to depart for the United States to discuss military cooperation and exchanges, the Navy said Sunday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lee Jong-ho will make a weeklong visit to Hawaii and Washington, D.C., during which he is scheduled to meet with Carlos del Toro, secretary of the US Navy, and John Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, as well as other senior military officials, it said. The two sides plan to discuss how to bolster military coopera